Weight Loss

Recapping Week 1 of Kathie J. and Larry’s weight loss journey With Holly Wyatt, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine at the CU Anschutz Health and Wellness Center Denver radio personalities Kathie J. and Larry from Jammin’ 101.5 have just started the State of Slim, a transformational weight loss program, and they’re documenting their journey through…

Quick Modifications to Healthier Eating Recipe modification not only reduces calories, sodium, fats and sugars, but also improves the quality of nutrition. The most important tip is to approach recipe change in a step-wise fashion. For instance, it might be your goal to reduce the fat in your beef stroganoff recipe. If you’re currently using…

Why do we so often hear that big resolutions don’t stick? It’s largely because we focus on the end result (the goal) rather than the means to the end (the routine). In addition, there could be the disbelief that small changes are effective. When I have conversations about weight loss with patients of mine, I…

Failed Resolutions? Now that we are almost through January, how are you doing on your resolutions? According to a recent twitter poll that we conducted, 33% of of respondents chose weight loss as their primary resolution for the new year. That’s not uncommon. Business Insider backs up that statistic with their own data, putting a…

If you’re having trouble getting going in 2018 and improving your health seems like an insurmountable wall, remember this important fact: You don’t have to scale Mt. Everest right out of the gate. Take it slow and commit to yourself you’ll do something today that starts small. Big changes will happen if you simply start…

TRY STATE of SLIM in GROUP CLASSES or INDIVIDUAL SESSIONS You can find your new self this January with our new slate of State of Slim classes.Our State of Slim program is available in small group classes or one-on-one sessions with a registered dietitian or a physician. You can also select optional fitness packages designed…

One of the most effective tools for treating obesity is weight loss surgery. Unfortunately, some patients don’t qualify for surgery because they have mild obesity that doesn’t meet criteria for surgery, some people who lose weight with weight loss surgery gain weight back, and some people don’t want to have surgery. Endoscopic therapies for weight…

We heard from you, our friends on the south side of the city. The 16 week program for State of Slim is appealing, but you couldn’t make the drive to our location in Aurora. We are fixing that, and bringing the program to you! Tired of the weight loss roller coaster? You can FINALLY LOSE THE…

Cheryl Stritzel McCarthy Chicago Tribune A couple of pounds here, a few more there. Weight gain for Matt Baretich, a biomedical engineer in Loveland, Colo., was insidious but steady. By his early 60s, he weighed 300 pounds. “As I approached that number, I was aghast and began to stagger back from the brink,” says Baretich,…

Cheryl Stritzel McCarthy Chicago Tribune We know how to lose weight: reduce calories and increase movement. Yet we don’t do it. Or if we do, we gain it back. What’s missing is your answer to why you want to lose, says Dr. Holly Wyatt, associate professor of medicine at the University of Colorado Anschutz Health…